MILFOIL

yarrow, milfoil, Achillea millefolium

(noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

milfoil (countable and uncountable, plural milfoils)

Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium.

Any of several similar pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea

Any plants of the genus Myriophyllum; water milfoil.

Synonyms

• (Achillea millefolium): common yarrow

• (Achillea): yarrow; see also yarrow

• (Myriophyllum): water milfoil

Source: Wiktionary


Mil"foil, n. Etym: [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille thousand + folium leaf. See Foil a leaf.] (Bot.)

Definition: A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow. Water milfoil (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves (Myriophyllum).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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